Youth and Community
Kim Pavlock – EMWP
Renee Webster - RCWP · Inkstains summer writing camp – weeklong camp · Doesn’t work if parent wants student and student doesn’t want to be there · Variety of writing, blog writing, students are then able to create their own blog with directions (not monitored by teachers running the program) · Charge $150 for week · Offer discounts for siblings and scholarships · Ashley Patton Chippewa River · Judy – eastern · Jill lake Michigan grand valley · Marcia – U.P. · Ann Daniels OWP · Renee – red cedar 1997, Spartan Writers’ Camp, Poetry Camp, Greenrock Writer’s Retreat, Middle School Tech Camp · rcwp.wikispaces.com · idea: offer writing club after school · TCs involved in the project · TCs – do you train? How to keep continuity, but also allow TC freedom? · Fun camp – experiential writing – tour around campus, our intentions as writers, mentor text, craft lessons around mentor texts, met as a group and all get the same lesson plans created together, purchased six trade books for each TC, teacher research – what we are noticing in classroom, · Guest speakers every summer, different focuses, · Is each week different? · What does the connection with the university offer? · Opportunity for TCs to work together as colleagues · Grand valley students as interns · What makes this camp different than when you are teaching in the classroom? · She did a research project through the university here at cmu?? I want to do that! · More hands on – used play doh, speeches, scripts, slime, non-fiction focus, writing prompts, made chocolate, made slime, did writing marathon, made own snack recipe, then wrote about it all, made dream catchers and then wrote about it, off the paper and then write about it, “place” writing · Get parents involved – have a publishing party, how to help parents help their kids, workshops for parents – family writing workshops, spend the night writing – a series of four nights to come and write together! How to inform parents about what best practice is in writing. Apology book or poems with two voices as mentor texts. Non-fiction writing or text structures. · Plymouth canton hired them to teach about college writing · A hunger for kids and parents who want to support · Survey – kids talk about writing group. · Advertising – online; depend on TCs – personally invite students; parents asking if they get scholarships; sponsorships; flyers at libraries; have past students come and talk to your classes; · They pay the teachers who teach it · Sample piece of writing, teacher recommendation, application · Send emails to teacher consultants · Is OWP affiliated with a University? Where is our summer writing camp held? · Maybe host a writing night at the library in LO? · Try to be outside the building most of the day · Dream big and see what happens! · Outreach for kids and parents, but grant money is for teaching teachers, partnership with parents and community supports teachers · Parents becoming more aware of the Writing Project! · Reenergize students and teachers · Services the youth and also the TCs through community, sharing practice, planning for camp, · Invitations to write, after an experience (like going to MSU dairy – yum) · Craft experiences that lend to a genre or focus of lesson · Eavesdropping experience – go to a museum and observe and capture conversations etc. · Ten students per teacher · CD – read into digital voice recorder · Doing an anthology through gulu?? Waiting for in the mail. Lulu.com glossy cover, contest for cover of anthology, 80 pages, pay per page, for 30 copies $240, time spent putting it together is intense, set a night for publication party!, poetry reading room on campus, design own t-shirts, teachers design t-shirts with a quote at another site, · Teachers get paid $750 per week for teaching · For anthology to piece together $300 for putting anthology together · Policy of site – no censorship at MSU!!!!; recognizing audience; the pieces that get put in anthology – having a policy is helpful to have ahead of time · Interns can help get the jobs done – tshirts, snacks etc. · Students pay $150 per week · Sometimes it is more expensive to use the university catering… · Day by day layout of the camp: middleschooltechcamp.wikispaces.com · Provide snacks, students can bring lunch or eat at food court or can eat at the dorm · Different roles and responsibilities – lots of logistical items
NWPM Youth and Community
Tuesday, Session 1: 8:30 - 10:00Room 413 (Seminar Room)
Facilitated by:
Notes from session:
Youth and Community
Kim Pavlock – EMWP
Renee Webster - RCWP
· Inkstains summer writing camp – weeklong camp
· Doesn’t work if parent wants student and student doesn’t want to be there
· Variety of writing, blog writing, students are then able to create their own blog with directions (not monitored by teachers running the program)
· Charge $150 for week
· Offer discounts for siblings and scholarships
· Ashley Patton Chippewa River
· Judy – eastern
· Jill lake Michigan grand valley
· Marcia – U.P.
· Ann Daniels OWP
· Renee – red cedar 1997, Spartan Writers’ Camp, Poetry Camp, Greenrock Writer’s Retreat, Middle School Tech Camp
· rcwp.wikispaces.com
· idea: offer writing club after school
· TCs involved in the project
· TCs – do you train? How to keep continuity, but also allow TC freedom?
· Fun camp – experiential writing – tour around campus, our intentions as writers, mentor text, craft lessons around mentor texts, met as a group and all get the same lesson plans created together, purchased six trade books for each TC, teacher research – what we are noticing in classroom,
· Guest speakers every summer, different focuses,
· Is each week different?
· What does the connection with the university offer?
· Opportunity for TCs to work together as colleagues
· Grand valley students as interns
· What makes this camp different than when you are teaching in the classroom?
· She did a research project through the university here at cmu?? I want to do that!
· More hands on – used play doh, speeches, scripts, slime, non-fiction focus, writing prompts, made chocolate, made slime, did writing marathon, made own snack recipe, then wrote about it all, made dream catchers and then wrote about it, off the paper and then write about it, “place” writing
· Get parents involved – have a publishing party, how to help parents help their kids, workshops for parents – family writing workshops, spend the night writing – a series of four nights to come and write together! How to inform parents about what best practice is in writing. Apology book or poems with two voices as mentor texts. Non-fiction writing or text structures.
· Plymouth canton hired them to teach about college writing
· A hunger for kids and parents who want to support
· Survey – kids talk about writing group.
· Advertising – online; depend on TCs – personally invite students; parents asking if they get scholarships; sponsorships; flyers at libraries; have past students come and talk to your classes;
· They pay the teachers who teach it
· Sample piece of writing, teacher recommendation, application
· Send emails to teacher consultants
· Is OWP affiliated with a University? Where is our summer writing camp held?
· Maybe host a writing night at the library in LO?
· Try to be outside the building most of the day
· Dream big and see what happens!
· Outreach for kids and parents, but grant money is for teaching teachers, partnership with parents and community supports teachers
· Parents becoming more aware of the Writing Project!
· Reenergize students and teachers
· Services the youth and also the TCs through community, sharing practice, planning for camp,
· Invitations to write, after an experience (like going to MSU dairy – yum)
· Craft experiences that lend to a genre or focus of lesson
· Eavesdropping experience – go to a museum and observe and capture conversations etc.
· Ten students per teacher
· CD – read into digital voice recorder
· Doing an anthology through gulu?? Waiting for in the mail. Lulu.com glossy cover, contest for cover of anthology, 80 pages, pay per page, for 30 copies $240, time spent putting it together is intense, set a night for publication party!, poetry reading room on campus, design own t-shirts, teachers design t-shirts with a quote at another site,
· Teachers get paid $750 per week for teaching
· For anthology to piece together $300 for putting anthology together
· Policy of site – no censorship at MSU!!!!; recognizing audience; the pieces that get put in anthology – having a policy is helpful to have ahead of time
· Interns can help get the jobs done – tshirts, snacks etc.
· Students pay $150 per week
· Sometimes it is more expensive to use the university catering…
· Day by day layout of the camp: middleschooltechcamp.wikispaces.com
· Provide snacks, students can bring lunch or eat at food court or can eat at the dorm
· Different roles and responsibilities – lots of logistical items